TY  - JOUR
T1  - GLobal surgical initiatives to reduce the surgical burden of disease
AU  - Tollefson TT, Larrabee WF
Y1  - 2012/02/15
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.158
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 667
EP  - 668
VL  - 307
IS  - 7
N2  - 
Global surgical initiatives are hindered by the lack of data reflecting the magnitude of the unmet need.1- 2 In this Viewpoint, we (1) describe the progress of global surgery initiatives, (2) delineate research priorities, (3) review metrics that assess the cost-effectiveness of surgical services, and (4) discuss approaches to building surgical capacity to reduce the global surgical burden of disease.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.158
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.158
ER  -